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February 8, 2019

South East GT12 Regional Rd3 – Report

The final round of the popular South East regionals was held last weekend at the Sidcup Club just outside London. Racing on a slightly larger track than the previous regionals, with a mixed layout provided very close racing. As the racing got underway the championship contenders Niall Cochran and Owen Smith would be very close on pace throughout qualifying. After four rounds Niall would line up on pole from Owen by just over two seconds. James Scott qualified in 3rd and young Josepth Moore completing the top 4. In LMP David Spashett showed what was possible by taking pole from a returning Ryan Coxail by two laps, Lee Palmer qualified 3rd and Ant Lockyer completing the top 4.

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February 8, 2019

Muchmore Impact Silicon Graphene LCG shorty batteries

Muchmore have introduced their new Impact Silicon Graphene LCG FD4 LiHV shorty battery packs. Both sport dimensions of 95.8×46.8×22.5mm with the higher capacity 4500mAh variant weighing in at 192g while the smaller 3800mAh pack weighs in at 182g. Both are made of high-quality 130C cells and they are ideal for both on-road and off-road applications alike.

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February 8, 2019

David Ronnefalk signs with Performa Racing

Newly-formed Performa Racing have announced the signing of World Champion racer David Ronnefalk to their factory team. The HB Racing factory pilot will race, test and help develop Performa Racing electric and nitro power units and accessories for off-road and on-road racing. Performa Racing’s Adrien Bertin says: “Over the past two years we have had great success with HB Racing, and some of our HB team drivers wanted to use a complete Neidhart SA package that included the car and power source. After some talk with Neidhart SA owner Philippe Neidhart, we decided that the Performa concept will work alongside HB Racing.” From elite world class racers like Ronnefalk to club racers around the world, Performa Racing is committed to deliver industry leading products developed by the most experienced designers and tested by the top racers in the R/C industry. Look for the complete line Performa products to roll out in early 2019, including nitro engines, electric motors, speed controllers, batteries for on-road, off-road, crawlers and much more.

Source: Peforma Racing [performaracing.com]

February 8, 2019

Team Associated Reflex DB10 paddle tyre edition

Made for sand or snow, Team Associated’s new limited edition Reflex DB10 Paddle Edition RTR truck comes equipped with rear paddle and front ribbed tyres right out of the box. The truck features a water-resistant high-power Reedy brushless speed control and 3300kV brushless motor, a 2.4GHz 2-channel radio system as well as AE’s Dynamic Vehicle Control receiver unit with built-in adjustable digital gyro which allows vehicle stability to be adjusted to flow with the terrain. A Reedy metal-gear digital high-torque servo and LED lights front and rear round out the Reflex DB10. The suspension also received an upgrade with the addition of adjustable blue anodised aluminium V2 12mm big bore coil-over shocks. The gearbox now comes with a heavy-duty sealed-gear differential and externally adjustable V2 slipper clutch. 86mm CVA driveshafts increase traction and chassis support. Available in both standard RTR and RTR Combo with LiPo battery and charger, this version is ready to have a blast in the sand and snow.

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February 8, 2019

Rebellion-RC X1 multi wheelbase rear pod kit

Coming from RC-Carbonstore’s Rebellion-RC brand is a new multi wheelbase rear pod set for the Xray X1 formula kits. The set allows to enlarge the wheelbase by 2.5mm or 5.0mm, shifting the car’s weight bias further towards the front which can lead to improved steering characteristics. In addition the lever-moment of the centre shock gets longer, leading to softer damping and better absorption of curbs and bumps. Several side tube positions allow to fine-tune the cornering characteristics and the set, machined from high-quality carbon fibre also includes longer WTC mount side plates. The rear pod kit comes for the 2015 to 2019 variants of the X1 and it is available in a total of twelve carbon weave colours.

Source: RC-Carbonstore [rc-carbonstore.com]

February 8, 2019

TLR 8ight-X quick change engine mount & swaybars

Team Losi Racing have announced new option parts for their 8ight-X 1/8th scale nitro and electric buggies. First up is a quick change engine mount set that helps to speed up engine installation and removal. The multi-piece construction consists of a single-piece lower base as separate engine mounts that ensure the engine base stay in place during engine removal, retaining the chosen gear mesh when the engine is removed. Steel pins in the base ensure the engine blocks, that keep being attached to the crank case, slides right back into place when the engine is refitted. The mount comes machined from high-quality aluminium, it comes hard anodised and laser-etched. Beside the full set TLR also offers a set of engine mounts that can be attached to spare engines, ensuring precise gear mesh setting even after swapping power plants. Also new is a 4-piece set of front and rear swaybars. Coming as 2.2mm and 2.4mm front as well as 2.6mm and 2.8mm variants, the so called “even” set allows to make finer adjustments to the swaybar setup.

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February 8, 2019

Avid Awesomatix steering arm HD

Avid have introduced their new HD steering arm for the Awesomatix A800 and older A700 touring cars. It mimics the geometry of the AM14LS steering arm but was designed with a few features to make it more durable, hence the heavy duty classification. Typically the arm bends at the M3 hole in the middle of the arm which Avid have changed to an M2.5 and added material around the hole and along the sides of the arm to beef it up. The lever is machined from 7075-T6 aluminium, it comes black anodised and the set includes two steering arms, two M2.5×10 stainless steel screws, and an Avid mini decal.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

February 7, 2019

Tekin BXR rock crawling speed controller

Tekin have introduced their new element-proof BXR brushed speed controller for small tyre scale vehicles. Features like third channel input for on-the-fly drag brake adjustments and the company’s exclusive active drag brake technology make the BXR the perfect scale crawler solution. The element-proof design allows to hit the trails with confidence no matter the weather. The 3S LiPo compatible controller is usable with motors down to 20T and its compact dimensions make installation even in crowded surroundings easy. On-board programming, a powerful BEC system and Hotwire compatibility round out the package.

View list of the specification and features as well as more images here